Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.